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Now Live: Easier Online License Applications and ​Renewals!

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​LicensE is your online, self-guided occupational license application platform. 

Please review the helpful links below:

• Find step-by-step instruction for license renewal here.
• Find a list of license renewals available via LicensE in the chart on the LicensE Customer Information page.
  
• Find all licenses available via LicensE, plus user guides and other resources, on the LicensE Customer Information page.
• Anyone applying for an initial license for any of the credentials listed can apply at license.wi.gov.
  

Our LicensE Application Status Lookup tool makes it easier for employees, and helps academic advisors support students during the license application process. To access the Application Status Lookup tool, you will need the applicant's 10-digit PAR number. An applicant may provide the number to anyone who could support their application. Find more information in our news release about this tool. ​​

​License Information​​

Per Wis. Stat. § 440.08 (2), the required renewal date for the Interior Designer credential is 07/31/even years. Should you receive your initial credential in the months leading up to this date, you are still required to renew your license by the statutorily defined date.

Pre-Credential Education

Complete one of the following required Education/Experience:

• Graduation from a 5-year interior design or architecture program and have at least one year of practical experience in interior design, OR
• Graduation from a 4-year interior design or architecture program and have at least 2 years of practical experience in interior design, OR
• Have completed 3 years of an interior design program and have at least 3 years of practical experience in interior design, OR
• Graduation from a 2-year interior design program and have at least 4 years of practical experience in interior design.

Registered Architect Provision

An individual who is registered as an Architect under Wis. Stats. § 443.03, who has graduated from a 4-year architectural program and has at least 6 years of demonstrated practical experience in interior design is eligible to be registered without having to meet the requirements stated above.

Application for Licensure (Including for a License Expired Five Years or More)

Renewal Information

Requirements      

• FEE (See Renewal Dates and Fees)
• SIG (Signature regarding the completion of Continuing Education requirements, included in on-line renewal and paper form)
• If your legal status as a qualified alien or nonimmigrant lawfully present in the United States has changed since the issuance of your credential or your last renewal, please contact the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services at (608) 266-2112 or dsps@wisconsin.gov.
  

Renewal Method

• ​​Online Log In: LicensE (For assistance see LicensE​ Customer Information or contact renewal staff at DSPSRenewal@wisconsin.gov or 608-266-2112.) ​
  
  

Wisconsin Act 210 (effective June 1, 2012)

This Act extends the license of a service member if the license expires while they are on active duty from 90 days to 180 days from the date of discharge. The same applies to a spouse of a service member if the spouse does not practice under their license while the service member is on active duty and does not practice because the service member is on active duty.

This Act repeals a provision of prior law that required a service member to meet all of the requirements for license extension or renewal, except for continuing education requirements, in order to have the license extended.

Service members and spouses may request extensions of licenses beyond 180 days from discharge and may request a waiver or extension of time to complete continuing education requirements due to hardship. Please view Active Duty/Discharge Renewal Extension Form #R210.